Young brothers are recovering from Jersey City fire

A 2-year-old boy, who nearly died in Saturday's Jersey City house fire that also injured his 7-year-old brother, was listed in stable condition today at Newark Beth Israel Hospital, a spokeswoman said. His brother was also in stable condition at the same hospital, she said.

Oliver Sy, 2, and Antonio Sy, 7, were at their grandparents' home on Orchard Street Saturday afternoon when a fire broke out in the kitchen.

Firefighters carried Oliver unconscious out of an upstairs bedroom. They performed CPR on the little boy on the trunk of a nearby car and were able to revive him. Fire Chief Tim Foy described his condition at the time of rescue "as close as you can be to death."

Antonio escaped with burns to his arms.

The brothers were taken to Jersey City Medical Center and later transferred to Beth Israel.